Dutch

edit

Etymology

edit

From Middle Dutch fluweel, veluel, velueel, from Old French veluel, Late Latin villūtus, from Latin villus (woolly hair).

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /flyˈ(ʋ)eːl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: flu‧weel
  • Rhymes: -eːl

Noun

edit

fluweel n (plural fluwelen, diminutive fluweeltje n)

  1. velvet (closely woven fabric with pile on one side)

Derived terms

edit

Descendants

edit
  • Afrikaans: fluweel
  • Negerhollands: fluweel, flyweel, flyveel, vlyveel